Literary Devices Quiz 239 (20 MCQs)

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1. Lisa ate jumbo shrimp last night for supper is an example of .....
2. A contrast between the expected outcome and the actual way things turn out
3. The under-appreciated woman couldn't wait for the new dawn to arrive. Her mind couldn't handle anymore turmoil for the day. What does "the new dawn" symbolize for the woman?
4. Makes a direct comparison between two things that are not normally viewed as similar
5. The thirsty grass drank in the rain.
6. What is a foil character?
7. She asked if she would use the restroom .
8. When you give human characteristics to non-human objects or elements.
9. The main events in a narrative/story
10. When and where the story takes place describes which literary device?
11. Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases
12. The passing of reference to something or someone to represent ideas or qualities.
13. As he walked along the beach, he noticed how the palm trees danced in the wind.
14. In this great big house, I felt as small as a mouse.
15. When a character struggles with their own opposing beliefs or desires
16. Which literary device is defined as the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form?
17. Forshadowing is:
18. What is the correct order of the sequence of events within a story?
19. What is this an example of? "Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom He got ticked by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor. Laughed and rolled right out that door."
20. Occurs when major conflicts begin to be solved: